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Look at the essentials and you'll see we've actually been going backwards, ever since the 1970s: Housing: Now less affordable than ever. It takes more hours worked to afford any ki…

> Private Equity buying up housing I know there's a lot of media saying this headline but This is actually false. checkout Stephan graham, he's got a post on this on Youtube where …

it's just supply and demand of labor. when there's a vast oversupply of talented labor, you don't need to cater to the desires of that talent pool. there's a long list of potential…

Well, I started my career in the US durring the dot com bubble bust when absolutely no software engineer could get a job no matter what they did. this no doubt informed my views on…

1 year advice: It's very hard to get a software engineering job but stick with it, get work experience any way you can, even if you have to work pro bono. Get as much programming e…

not to us old farts, who get a great feeling of nostalgia when we read about those win32 APIesque topics.

i don't why this is being downvoted. He's abosultely right, if you want to reduce CO2, you need to reduce the number things that cause it: Humans. The alternative: Asking each huma…

Gen Zers do have one thing going for them: the birth of a new investment category: Crypto. In 30,40,50 years from now, people will look back on the 2010 and 2020 landscape for cryp…

There's been a pretty huge drop in living standards over the last 40 to 50 years. One interview with a person who lived through the 60s said, back then a painter could own a home, …

Gov spends 40% of all GDP. That should be plenty to take care of the elderly. Of the entire federal budget almost half goes to the elderly: medicaid/medicaid ~ 20%, social security…

For the last 20 years: - case shiller shows housing has gone up 4% every year on average - Big mac index also 4% per year for the last 20 years - Gas (tax was not inflation adjuste…

if crypto is a ponzi scheme, then isn't cash also a ponzi scheme? cash can become just as worthless, when no one believes in it anymore, just ask zimbabwae. personally, if i'm goin…

I think we should make every sysadmin watch Mr.Robot, at the least the first season. That may drive home the point: secure backups are important. ;)

With re-zoning this won't be a problem. Just rezone it to residential. or residential/commercial.

it's merely a symptom of not having enough opportunities to invest in. Their workforce (and many large software companies) is already too large for the amount of opportunity availa…

That assumes you can predict which CEO will do better, not at all a certain thing.

Yes, average home size has increased, but that's mainly for NEW homes, not existing homes. You have to remember, those new homes are only bought up by about 1% of the population. S…

> If the numbers were really that off in the past wouldn't quality of living be much less than it is for most people in the US? Yes. Absolutely. I saw an interview of someone who t…

We need more data on what prices really are. things like the big mac index, that measure prices independently and actually report just the prices, without quality adjustments. This…

I do agree the CPI vastly undercounts inflation but we loose credibility when we through out numbers so far off from reality. 8-10% is realistic for real estate over the last year …

As I read all the comments on this page, I notice a recurring theme. All the problems pointed out and all the complaints are all symptoms of over population. Simply put, we have to…

so, why can't they simply build more housing in those areas? And the locals who already bought houses/land aren't getting screwed. they're beneficiaries of all that appreciation. j…

inflation has been much higher than reported. Just look at the big mac index, which shows nearly 4% inflation for the last 20 years. Cape shiller housing index, also nearly 4% for …

that's a good strategy, but I'd change one thing: instead of art, use equities, and broden gold to commodities. so then you have: 1/3 real estate, 1/3 equities, 1/3 commodities (mo…

Us gardeners topdress our soil with organic matter to prevent topsoil loss and erosion. Personally, I often use unfinished compost because my compost is usually not done yet.